Allan’s has a passion for ensuring farmers and growers can make informed economic decision. At Cornell Integrated Pest Management, he focuses on the economic benefits of adopting alternatives to neonicotinoid insecticides being developed at Cornell University and examining the economic impact of the invasive spotted lanternfly in agricultural systems, with a focus on grape production.
Allan is also pursuing an M.S. degree in the Mattson Lab, Graduate Field of Horticulture, School of Integrative Plant Science.
Education
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University
M.S., Agricultural Economics, Auburn University
B.S., Agribusiness Management, Escuela Agricola Panamericana, Zamorano
Cornell Atkinson has awarded $900k to support six new research projects that seek to protect coral reefs, improve greenhouse agriculture and understand whether wildfires affect disease spread.
Cornell Atkinson
Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
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